Egypt’s Ali Farag has overtaken compatriot Mohamed ElShorbagy to become
the new men’s World No.1 after the PSA Men’s World Rankings for March
were released today (March 1).

Farag, the 26-year-old Harvard-graduate, will be the sixth Egyptian male
to top the rankings, following in the footsteps of ElShorbagy, Karim
Abdel Gawad, Ramy Ashour, Karim Darwish and Amr Shabana.

Cairo-born Farag earned top spot after coming back from two games down
to beat ElShorbagy in the final of January’s J.P. Morgan Tournament of
Champions.

That win, coupled with ElShorbagy’s ranking points for the Windy City
Open expiring yesterday, means Farag now boasts a higher points average.
His first match as the World No.1 will be against Germany’s Simon Rösner
in the semi-finals of the sport’s biggest tournament - the PSA World
Championships presented by the Walter Family.

ElShorbagy, Tarek Momen and Karim Abdel Gawad make it an all-Egyptian
top four, while Rösner drops a place to No.5.

Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez rises to No.6, swapping places with New
Zealand’s Paul Coll, with Egypt’s Mohamed Abouelghar rising a place to a
career-high No.8 ranking.

Peru’s Diego Elias has moved up to a career-high ranking of No.9, while
Egypt’s Marwan ElShorbagy drops two places to No.10.

France’s Gregory Gaultier rises one spot to No.11, swapping places with
India’s Saurav Ghosal, with Omar Mosaad staying at No.13. Zahed Salem
enjoys an eight-place increase to a career-high No.14 ranking, while
former World No.1 James Willstrop rises to No.15.

Victory at the Pittsburgh Open has seen Frenchman Gregoire Marche rise
13 places to No.17 - marking the first time he has featured inside the
top 20 - and he sits behind Germany’s Raphael Kandra.

Joel Makin celebrates a career-high ranking of No.18, while English duo
Tom Richards and Declan James complete the top 20.